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Books : Music, Stage & Screen : Television : TV Genres : Animation

• Doctor Who (Pocket Essentials)

  Mark Campbell

  
  
   

• The "Simpsons" Handbook (The "Simpsons")

  Matt Groening

  
  
   

• The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation

  Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Johnson

  
  
   

• The Art of Kung Fu Panda: 0

  Tracey Miller-Zarneke

  
  
   

• Art of Wall.E (Art of) (Art of)

  Tim Hauser

  
  
   

• Art of Ratatouille

  Karen Paik, John Lasseter

  
  
   

• Character Animation Crash Course!

  Eric Goldberg

  
  
   

• DVD Studio Pro 4 (Apple Pro Training)

  
  
   

• To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios

  Karen Paik, Leslie Iwerks

  
  
   

• Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation

  Hans Bacher

  
  
   

• Understanding Animation

  Paul Wells

  
  
   

• Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation (Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation)

  Shaw

  
  
   

• The Fundamentals of Animation (Fundamentals)

  Paul Wells

  
  
   

• Flanders' Book of Faith (The "Simpsons" Library of Wisdom)

  Matt Groening

  
  
   

• The Animation Book

  Kit Laybourne

  
  
   

• Good Girls and Wicked Witches: Women in Disney's Feature Animation

  Amy M. Davis

  
  
   

• Digital Compositing for Film and Video (Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation)

  Steve Wright

  
  
   

• Anime From Akira To Howl's Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation

  Susan Napier

  
  
   

• Gilliam on Gilliam (Directors on Directors)

  Terry Gilliam

  
  Starting his career as a cartoonist and animator, notably as a member of the classic Monty Python team, Terry Gilliam has gone on to create a series of powerful, idiosyncratic films that are unlike anything else in contemporary cinema. Ambitious, symbolic and visually stunning, the director's work is the result of an uncompromising personal vision that has often brought him into conflict with producers and studios. The story of this impressive career is told by Gilliam himself in this excellent book.

  Gilliam on Gilliam is part of Faber and Faber's directors series, other notable reads including works on Hitchcock and Fellini. Each takes the form of a series of interviews, in the present case conducted by Ian Christie, (also responsible for Scorcese on Scorcese), whose incisive questioning frequently brings rewarding responses from his subject, whether dealing with Gilliam's early years ("I certainly didn't want to work my way up!") or seeking details of the processes and inspirations behind his films. One highlight is provided by the conversations surrounding Brazil, commonly considered Gilliam's masterpiece, where the director's frankness in dealing with everything from casting, troublesome shoots and frequent confrontations proves refreshingly honest. Impressive, too, is the discussion of Baron Munchausen, the over-ambitious flop which saw Gilliam briefly derided as "out of control" by Hollywood's money men.

  Overall, the ex-Python consistently proves articulate, amusing and inspiring in the face of Christie's enjoyable brand of Spanish Inquisition. His next challenging project should be awaited with interest. --Steve Price

  
   

• Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror: Spine-tingling Spooktacular (Bart Simpsons Treehouse/Horror)

  Matt Groening